I need a fic where it's obviously been some time since Damian came to Gotham, and his healing journey is going great. He is unlearning toxic behaviour, socializing, and being so, so loved because he's a child and it's what he deserves.
Now. There is one development Damian wasn't ready for. One he is not handling well.
The man's detective skills are on par with their Father'sā hell, Tim is so intelligent that he had managed to capture his Grandfather's attention. Tim is brave and has amazing friends and a team and Richard looks at him like he hung the moon. Tim knows so much about cars and he skateboards and he has a great love life and he is cool.
(A smaller part of Damian is also in awe of Tim's compassion; he manages to care for both him and Jason, looks at them as his brothers, despite the fact that they both hurt him deeply.)
Damian is horrified every time he feels the desire to hang out with Tim. But like, he really wants to. He wants to patrol with him, and he wants to work on cases with him, and he wants to go to the movies with him, and he wants to ask his advice on stuff like dating.
And he tries! God knows he tries. But Tim is not...getting with the program.
Basically, it doesn't register to Tim that Damian asking to spar ten times in a row is Damian wanting his attention. He doesn't think that when Damian insults his apartment, it's his way of trying to get Tim to spend the night at the Manor. And he definitely doesn't get that when Tim is animatedly talking to Dick, Damian is upset because Tim is always talking to Dick, but he never talks to Damian.
Damian would really just like to stop wanting to spend time with stupid Drake of all people.